Cattle Industry Summer Conference Unfolds Online
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If you aren't able to attend the 2010 Cattle Industry Summer Conference but would still like to know what's going on or be part of the discussions -- or if you are attending but can't make all the meetings you'd like to -- there is a solution: Use the My Beef Checkoff Meeting Blog, which tracks the goings on from every checkoff meeting during the conference and offers an avenue for feedback.
At www.MyBeefCheckoffMeeting.com, you'll find minutes from past meetings and agendas for current meetings, then actions from each committee after it meets. In addition, you'll get feature reports from various committee, Beef Board and Federation of State Beef Councils leadership, and from a host of other conference participants. Each posting offers an opportunity for producer comment or feedback. ZimmComm Media Owner Chuck Zimmerman will be blogging the entire conference, so stay tuned before, during and after summer conference for your full report!
For additional information about beef checkoff programs, visit www.MyBeefCheckoff.com.
The Beef Checkoff Program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The checkoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. States retain up to 50 cents on the dollar and forward the other 50 cents per head to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board, which administers the national checkoff program, subject to USDA approval.
Funded by the Beef Checkoff.
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